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Topic: Industrial Espionage

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The theft of trade secrets is a significant problem for American corporations. And a costly one, writes Sophie Yu at law firm Orrick: “In 2009, U.S. firms lost at least $1.1 billion from the misappropriation of trade secrets to China alone. Russia is also an aggressive collector of sensitive U.S. economic information and technologies, especially… Read more »